California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km SE of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Big Sur, California on Fri, Jul 19, 2002, 10:57 PM PDT (05:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km NE of Bradley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-07-20 05:57:32 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.124° N, 121.659° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8843 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.612 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8841 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.98 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.40 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 8841 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8839 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.74 km S of Gilroy, California · 8839 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.1Central California · 8839 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8838 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.93 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8837 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8837 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8837 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.22 km E of Aromas, California · 8836 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8835 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 8834 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.71 km E of Aromas, California · 8834 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8833 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.71 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8832 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8832 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 8831 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.725 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8831 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 8831 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 8831 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8830 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 8830 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 8830 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.528 km SE of Big Sur, California · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.625 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 8829 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.13 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 8828 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.013 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.113 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.513 km ENE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.612 km NE of Bradley, California · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.42 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8827 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 8825 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.633 km W of Three Rocks, California · 8824 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 8824 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.68 km W of San Ardo, California · 8823 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8822 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8821 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 8820 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 8818 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 8817 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 8816 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 8815 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.86 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 8815 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 8812 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.014 km SW of Lockwood, California · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 8812 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.4Central California · 8811 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.72 km NNE of Aromas, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8810 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 8844 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.732 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 8844 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.822 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 8844 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.810 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 8845 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8846 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.325 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.58 km W of Paso Robles, California · 8847 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.78 km NNE of Cambria, California · 8847 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 8847 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.513 km W of Oak Shores, California · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.519 km SW of King City, California · 8847 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8848 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.033 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 8849 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, California · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 8852 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21236416. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.